When to use reinterpret_cast?

Question

I am little confused with the applicability of reinterpret_cast vs static_cast. From what I have read the general rules are to use static cast when

Answer 1

template 
outType safe_cast(inType pointer)
{
    void* temp = static_cast(pointer);
    return static_cast(temp);
}

I tried to conclude and wrote a simple safe cast using templates. Note that this solution doesn't guarantee to cast pointers on a functions.